Welcome to Prairie Village ...

Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Village: Prairie Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Prairie Village is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prairie Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Prairie Village (for example, toward Cannelton (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Prairie Village: 502

Communities Also Named Prairie Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Prairie Village - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2) and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Village.

Communities near Prairie Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie Village.

• Louisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
• Jeffersontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <3>
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Saint Matthews
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <3>
• Shively
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <3>
• Mount Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
• Shepherdsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
• Lyndon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prairie Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Village. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Village ...

Looking for more information about Prairie Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prairie Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prairie Village.